Welcome to the home of New Zealand's co-operatives and mutuals
Get involvedNew Zealand is home to a diverse range of member-owned businesses that sit across almost every sector. Cooperative Business NZ ensures they continue to prosper and thrive for generations to come.
What’s on
Upcoming Events and Programmes
BCCM study tour report findings and policy recommendations webinar
In 2024 the BCCM led a study tour of Copenhagen, Vienna and Zurich – cities with a high proportion of affordable housing co-operatives – to look for ideas to help solve Australia’s housing crisis.
Webinar: Introducing the Mutual Value Measurement Framework©: measuring what matters to cooperatives and mutuals
Join us online to hear from Associate Professor Paul Thambar, Director of the Mutual Value Lab, a research hub within the Monash University Business School’s Impact Labs and Peter Hunt, Managing Partner at Mutuo as we launch the Mutual Value Measurement Framework© in New Zealand.
What we do
Supporting New Zealand’s co-operatives and mutuals
Advocacy & Lobbying
Advocacy & Lobbying
Let's get the collective voice of member-owner businesses heard. We engage with key officials, regulators, and decision-makers, share your stories, promote the business model and advocate for positive change.
Education
Education
Ensuring the next generation have a strong grasp of the co-operative business model and its benefits to New Zealand is crucial. We work with tertiary institutes and other industry bodies to drive educational change.
Events & Training
Events & Training
A rolling annual calendar of events and training provides the co-operative business community with ample networking, collaboration, upskilling and professional development opportunities.
Research & Insights
Research & Insights
Working with partners in New Zealand and internationally, we deliver in-depth research, reports, data and insights. These support our advocacy efforts, are used at central and local government levels, and assist members in their own strategy and business planning.
Partnerships
Partnerships
Connections with other industry bodies, ministries, education institutes, and corporate partners allow us to deliver ongoing initiatives and additional benefits for our members.
Support for Start-ups
Support for Start-ups
If you’re beginning your co-operative journey, we can assist with a comprehensive resource library to guide you in the right direction and help you tap into the wider co-operative community and our networks.
Become a member
Join some of New Zealand’s most enduring businesses
Whether you’re currently operating under co-operative principles, looking to establish one, an individual advocate for the sector, or a corporate with a unique service offering for our members, we’d love to have you onboard.
Become part of the peak body committed to ensuring the New Zealand co-operative sector thrives.
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News & Insights
2024 Cooperative Business NZ Award winners announced celebrating excellence in cooperative leadership
Awards spotlight outstanding contributions to New Zealand’s cooperative economy.
2024 Cooperative Business New Zealand Award Winners
The Cooperative Business NZ Annual Awards recognise outstanding leadership and success within the co-operative and mutual business sector.
Co-op Leader Conversation: John Brosnan Bioeconomy Executive, Irish Cooperative Organisation Society (ICOS)
In this series, we get to know our co-operative leaders and hear them share their knowledge and insights on the co-operative model during informal conversations with CEO Saya Wahrlich.
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Co-operatives and New Zealand
“Co-operative businesses have long been part of the fabric of New Zealand life. The business model is successfully applied across multiple sectors and these enduring businesses play a significant role in our nation’s economy, communities and environments.”
Saya Wahrlich, Cooperative Business NZ CEO